Nepal Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Nepal population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Nepal in 2025 is 214.55 people per square kilometer, a 1.08% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Nepal in 2024 was 212.26 people per square kilometer, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Nepal in 2023 was 209.92 people per square kilometer, a 1.14% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Nepal in 2022 was 207.55 people per square kilometer, a 1.71% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Nepal - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 214.55 1.08%
2024 212.26 1.11%
2023 209.92 1.14%
2022 207.55 1.71%
2021 204.07 2.34%
2020 199.41 1.79%
2019 195.90 1.14%
2018 193.69 1.15%
2017 191.49 1.16%
2016 189.30 0.91%
2015 187.60 0.54%
2014 186.59 0.29%
2013 186.04 0.19%
2012 185.70 0.24%
2011 185.26 0.39%
2010 184.55 0.50%
2009 183.63 0.54%
2008 182.64 0.63%
2007 181.50 0.73%
2006 180.18 0.89%
2005 178.59 1.08%
2004 176.68 1.25%
2003 174.50 1.38%
2002 172.12 1.51%
2001 169.56 1.61%
2000 166.87 1.72%
1999 164.04 1.86%
1998 161.05 1.95%
1997 157.97 2.04%
1996 154.80 2.14%
1995 151.55 2.34%
1994 148.08 2.48%
1993 144.50 2.73%
1992 140.66 2.84%
1991 136.78 2.62%
1990 133.28 2.46%
1989 130.08 2.27%
1988 127.20 2.15%
1987 124.52 2.17%
1986 121.87 2.26%
1985 119.18 2.33%
1984 116.47 2.40%
1983 113.74 2.41%
1982 111.07 2.36%
1981 108.51 2.37%
1980 106.00 2.37%
1979 103.54 2.35%
1978 101.16 2.33%
1977 98.86 2.25%
1976 96.69 2.19%
1975 94.62 2.20%
1974 92.58 2.18%
1973 90.61 2.17%
1972 88.68 2.17%
1971 86.80 2.19%
1970 84.94 2.20%
1969 83.11 2.18%
1968 81.33 2.18%
1967 79.60 2.14%
1966 77.93 2.11%
1965 76.32 2.09%
1964 74.76 2.04%
1963 73.26 2.01%
1962 71.82 1.98%
1961 70.42 1.94%
1960 69.09 1.88%
1959 67.81 1.79%
1958 66.62 1.78%
1957 65.45 1.84%
1956 64.27 1.87%
1955 63.09 1.91%
1954 61.90 1.95%
1953 60.72 2.02%
1952 59.52 2.10%
1951 58.29 2.15%
1950 57.07 0.00%